"The Verge has learned that HTC's Chief Product Officer, Kouji Kodera, left the company last week. Kodera was responsible for HTC's overall product strategy, which makes the departure especially notable on the heels of the global launch of the make-or-break One. It's not just Kodera. In the past three-odd months, HTC has lost a number of employees in rapid succession." I really hope HTC pulls it together.

Perhaps you're conveniently forgetting that there are more android vendors other than HTC and samsung, and that HTC actually produces Windows Phones.

Furthermore, a big contributor to nokia's recent (bare) profitability were financial transactions (liquidation of physical assets mainly). Their product revenues have been lackluster, and they did just post a 190 million net lost in the recent quarter (now they are out of assets to squeeze).

Also, I'd be more careful when gloating about market share gains. Since Nokia experienced the fastest collapse in market share of any mobile handset maker in history, while transitioning to windows phone; 62% drop per year from 2010 to 2012.

So I fail to see how it can be spun as good business decision having to compete with other vendors for 4% of the market (WP's overall share), vs ducking it out with some of the same vendors for over half of the market.

Nokia should have produced WP and Android devices, and let the market sort it out. Rather than just tie their fortunes to a single albatross around their neck (which just like android is out of their control, or perhaps even more so).